PSC 152 FINAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
100% VERIFIED!!
bias blind spot
the tendency to think that other people are more susceptible to attributional biases in
their thinking than we are
naive realism
belief that we see the world precisely as it is
what is a confound
anything that affects a dependent variable and that may unintentionally vary between
the experimental conditions of a study
mundane realism
degree to which an experiment is superficially similar to everyday situations
psychological realism
does the study activate psychological processes IRL?
why is random assignment "The Great Equalizer"
equal chance of being in any conditions, and distributes all unknown factors across
conditions
What is psychological knowledge based on?
based on: carefully collected, unbiased, replicable data
, what is direct/close replication?
try to do everything the same as original experiment
what is conceptual replication?
different manipulation of "cause" and/or different measure of "effect" (may include
different settings or groups)
What does conservatism mean in social cognition
established views change slowly
What are the 3 motivational principles in social cognition
1. people strive for mastery (epistemic needs)
2. people seek connectedness (belonging needs)
3. people value 'me' and 'we' (esteem needs)
What are disadvantages of experimental research?
can't always randomly assign important life events such as divorce
the lab settings can produce artificial effects
What is the minimal group paradigm, and what conclusion did Tajfel draw from it
people will be more favorable to "in-groups" even if the differences are arbitrary
because of belonging and esteem needs
affect
representations of personal value (goodness or badness of things)
100% VERIFIED!!
bias blind spot
the tendency to think that other people are more susceptible to attributional biases in
their thinking than we are
naive realism
belief that we see the world precisely as it is
what is a confound
anything that affects a dependent variable and that may unintentionally vary between
the experimental conditions of a study
mundane realism
degree to which an experiment is superficially similar to everyday situations
psychological realism
does the study activate psychological processes IRL?
why is random assignment "The Great Equalizer"
equal chance of being in any conditions, and distributes all unknown factors across
conditions
What is psychological knowledge based on?
based on: carefully collected, unbiased, replicable data
, what is direct/close replication?
try to do everything the same as original experiment
what is conceptual replication?
different manipulation of "cause" and/or different measure of "effect" (may include
different settings or groups)
What does conservatism mean in social cognition
established views change slowly
What are the 3 motivational principles in social cognition
1. people strive for mastery (epistemic needs)
2. people seek connectedness (belonging needs)
3. people value 'me' and 'we' (esteem needs)
What are disadvantages of experimental research?
can't always randomly assign important life events such as divorce
the lab settings can produce artificial effects
What is the minimal group paradigm, and what conclusion did Tajfel draw from it
people will be more favorable to "in-groups" even if the differences are arbitrary
because of belonging and esteem needs
affect
representations of personal value (goodness or badness of things)
